You can’t have This Morning without Holly and Phil.
Holly Willoughby has presented ITV magazine show This Morning alongside Phillip Schofield since 2009 after taking over from Fern Britton.
The pair have also presented numerous shows together including Dancing on Ice from 2006 to 2011 and then once again upon its reboot in 2018.
However, on Tuesday (November 16), fans may have been puzzled to see that Holly was absent from her usual Monday to Thursday weekday slot with Phillip.
Instead, Phillip was joined by roaming presenter and competitions extraordinaire Josie Gibson on the iconic ITV sofa.
At the top of the show, as Josie was introduced, the pair explained why Holly had been replaced.
Where is Holly Willoughby on This Morning as Josie Gibson replaces her?
At the start of the show, a delighted Phillip commented: “This is a bit of a first!
“I don’t know, about an hour ago you were on your way to do our live competitions in Surrey.”
Phillip confirmed the tight turnaround to bring Josie back to the studio to replace Holly, who had to drop out at short notice.
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He confirmed: “Holly is not here today because she’s got a tummy bug. Nothing more than that. She’ll probably be back in tomorrow.”
While we’re all hoping Holly gets well soon, it was an exciting opportunity for Josie – with Phillip noting how the replacement was “parachuted in” on Tuesday.
Josie joked: “I couldn’t believe it, I thought they got the wrong number, Phil.”
The former Big Brother winner commented that she thought producers were joking and being on the sofa as a presenter feels “surreal”.
She added to Phil: “I’ve grown up watching the show and now I’m sat alongside you.
“I’ve been thrown in the deep end but I’ve got the best arm-bands on the planet.”
Who presents This Morning?
Typically, Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby present This Morning from Mondays to Thursday during the week.
Friday morning instalments are then fronted by Dermot O’Leary and Allison Hammond.
Prior to Dermot and Allison taking over the Friday slot, the morning was presented by Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes.
This Morning airs on weekdays on ITV from 10am to 12.30pm.
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